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The big horse show has begun! Only the fastest rider with the fewest faults gets to stand on the victor's podium at the end. They get a wonderful trophy and their horse gets a beautiful victor's wreath.
The horse show is a big challenge for horses and riders. The thick stone wall requires their full concentration. But the big water jump is also tricky: many horses have shied away from the glittering water. By contrast, what makes the jumps made of poles and planks of wood so daunting to the riders is their height. The riders need to stay calm and not knock any of the poles off – and, of course, they need to be faster than the other competitors. The course can be rearranged in lots of different ways with the numerous obstacles, flags, trees and markings.
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Family businesses in the U.S. are more confident about their growth prospects than their global peers—93 percent versus 81 percent—and are poised to capitalize on new opportunities, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
While economic challenges top the list of near-term concerns for U.S. family businesses, with 68 percent citing market conditions as a main issue over the next 12 months, those concerns have waned since a previous survey by PwC two years ago in which 88 percent cited market conditions as a main concern, suggesting that family businesses have adapted to the new normal of market volatility and economic uncertainty.
Companies are also feeling more optimistic about their future based on internal factors. Seventy-six percent of U.S. family businesses plan to hand the reins to the next generation, according to the survey, the highest percentage since 2007, when U.S. companies first participated in PwC's Global Family Business Survey, and a significant increase from the 55 percent reporting the same two years ago. Nevertheless, just over half of family business leaders (52 percent) intend to transfer both ownership and management of the business to family members. Nearly one-quarter (24 percent) plan to pass on ownership but bring in outside management to run the company.
Family businesses are taking a more conservative approach to strategic planning, with most (82 percent) expecting to grow steadily over the next five years, while only 11 percent of businesses expect to grow quickly and aggressively. Family-owned companies are nonetheless showing a greater appetite for actively investing in growth initiatives, compared with two years ago, focusing on areas such as innovation and international expansion.
Family businesses' emphasis on the need to out-innovate peers to ensure the long-term viability of their companies has clear implications for succession planning. While the majority (58 percent) of U.S. family businesses cite the need to continually innovate as a top challenge over the next five years, nearly as many (50 percent) voice concern that their potential successors do not have the required drive and aptitude to steward the business into the future.
U.S. family businesses are also increasingly looking to international markets for growth. Nearly half (47 percent) are venturing abroad, selling goods and services outside their customary domestic markets. Fifty-four percent also expect to be selling internationally in the future. This represents an increase from two years ago when just 30 percent of U.S. respondents to the survey said they were planning to develop business in markets abroad.
"We've noticed an attitudinal shift among many U.S. family businesses in the past two years," said PwC U.S. family offices services leader Alfred Peguero in a statement. "They've gone from warily eyeing their next big bet to actively seeking business growth opportunities. Companies recognize now more than ever the need to out-innovate their competitors and seek new avenues of growth in order to thrive in a fast-evolving business landscape. Fortunately, family businesses inherently have the entrepreneurship that is needed to keep pace in the global economy. Their challenge is fostering the same entrepreneurial spirit in future generations."
While many U.S. family businesses expect steady growth in the years ahead, external and internal headwinds remain strong. Chief among them are tough competition, cited by 61 percent of respondents, and the ongoing challenge of finding workers with the right skills and talents (52 percent).
"U.S. family businesses are still navigating a slow-growth economic environment and increasingly competitive marketplace," said Peguero. "The talent shortage in particular has been a persistent challenge for companies, as we've seen in the past three consecutive surveys. This is where family businesses can step up and become part of the solution. Through on-the-job training and partnering with local schools, they have an opportunity to play a vital role in creating jobs and growing the economy."
Technology and succession planning join innovation, talent, and international expansion as key focal points for family businesses in the coming year and beyond.
Family businesses realize they need the right technology to function successfully in today's business world. Technological advances such as social media, mobile devices and cloud computing have leveled the playing field for many privately held family businesses, allowing them to do things on a scale that in the past would have been cost prohibitive.
To continue reaping these benefits, family businesses will need to keep pace with and effectively harness new technology that emerges in the coming years. This fact is not lost on family businesses – 39 percent of them say that the need for new technology will be a substantial challenge in five years' time.
Nearly the same percentage of family businesses say that succession planning will pose a substantial challenge five years from now (38 percent). Too often, family businesses either do not have a formal succession plan or, at best, have a loose one that is rarely revisited. Lack of a formally documented and routinely updated succession plan can adversely affect not only the company's longevity, but also its near-term health.
"Business as usual won't suffice if family companies are to maintain and grow market share in today's business landscape," said Peguero. "Future leaders of family businesses will need to be prepared to pursue opportunities in faster-growing markets, develop new products, and explore alternative business models to stay relevant and ahead of competitors, both domestic and global. In the process, they'll also need to be comfortable assuming a degree of strategic risk-taking."
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Sweet Annie Turns 1!
A day with Annie and nothing but smiles.
I am in love with all these banners that Annie's mom and grandma made for her birthday. She also had the cutest matching shirt and tutu also.
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Drama Performance
You are invited to attend the Beginning Drama Class' Performance of the short comedy, Speed Date by Janet Allard.
It's Valentine's Day and the pressure is on. Seventeen crazy characters search for love in a round-robin game of speed dating. Everyone's in on the action: a hopeless people-pleaser, a guy hung up on his previous girlfriends, an art therapist, a clown, and more. They're desperate, chatty, needy, strange — and the clock is ticking. Will they find love before time runs out?
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I almost couldn't sleep the night before my flight, which was strange to me, considering that one of my proud talents is the art of sleep (literally one of those people that can sleep on command).
I guess I blamed it on the fact that for almost 5 years, I would keep telling myself that I was going to save enough money to go to Zanzibar and I know alot of you might be thinking, well Stef its Kenya's neighbour, what took you so long?
I guess it was the fact that overtime I looked up tickets and saw how expensive it would be! A return ticket would cost around 65,000-80,000 Ksh from Nairobi! I always compared it to travelling toDubai and couldn't justify flying so close for the same price as going to another continent!
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I guess the way it makes it economical for the airline to have a full plane from Nairobi to Mombasa (a very popular route) then drop literally 3 quarters of the plane and pick up another boat load of people and then head from Mombasa to Zanzibar.
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Domestic Abuse
We don't offer this service but you can go to the Self-Help Law Program at the courthouse and there is also a website: montanalawhelp.org
Yes, we follow cases through the court system until they are resolved and are able to provide updates.
Yes, both the custodial and non-custodial parent will have to call and set up an appointment to do an intake with an advocate. The non-custodial parent will be charged $25 per visit.
Any unwanted obsessive attention or contact from another individual is considered stalking. Some stalking behaviors include intimidation and harassment.
Yes, that is a violation of the Order of Protection. When you report it you will need to take your phone and show the police the text or message.
Abuse can be emotional, psychological, or physical. If you think you're being mistreated, you should seek support.
Yes, an Order of Protection is good anywhere in the United States.
Yes - a volunteer or advocate can be reached on the crisis line twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Report it to the police immediately. You should keep detailed notes on each incident – when, where, and which officer you reported it to. Stalking logs are available if requested. You may also come to HRDC and talk to an advocate about getting an Order of Protection.
We offer referrals and will give any information that we have on other programs.
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Career counseling and exploration are available to anyone. This will help you determine what jobs you are best suited for, help you complete job applications and resumes, and assist you in finding job openings.
There are some programs available to help with limited training needs. These programs have eligibility requirements and are available to youth 14-21 and adults over 18. The enrollment process can take a few weeks to complete and help may not be available on short notice. Please call 265-6743 x 1103 or email email@example.com.
The test to earn your HSE is now the HiSET. You must register online at www.hiset.org or call 1-855-694-4738. Costs are $50 for all five tests or $15 for each subtest which must be paid online or on the phone. There are also test center fees that are due on the day you take your test. These are $15 for all 5 tests, $2 for an individual test, or $6 for a retest.
Energy Program
No, they are not counted as part of the total annual income. However, you are required to list them, as it helps us to see how you are meeting your living expenses.
Yes. District IV HRDC also administers the Energy Share program, which is an emergency fund available to anyone facing an energy crisis regardless of his or her level of income and the Hill County Electric Low-Income Assistance Fund. Please call our office for more information on how to apply for these funds at 1-800-640-6743 or 406-265-6743.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Program in Great Falls, offers low interest loans for qualified homeowners to make permanent home improvements. You must, however, own your own home. Contact your local USDA center for more information on this program.
Consumer Credit Counseling can assist you in setting up a budget and instruct you in methods to help you stick to it. They can be reached at 265-3633.
Yes, unless you participate in a public housing subsidy program that sets your rent at a fixed percentage of your income and pays your entire home heating costs. If you receive rent assistance (Section 8) and your heating costs are included in your rent, you are not eligible for fuel assistance. However, if you pay your own electricity bill, you may be eligible for a discount. you will need to submit copies of your rent receipts for the program period (October through April) in order to receive your benefits.
State LIEAP: No. The same application is used for both State LIEAP and state Weatherization. We will use the same documentation provided with the LIEAP application. If you are eligible for LIEAP, you are also eligible for Weatherization, provided your house has not previously been weatherized. If your household exceeds the LIEAP income guideline, you may be eligible for Weatherization Only, see income guideline below.
Tribal Weatherization is operated through our Weatherization Department. There is a separate application to complete. Applicants must be tribal LIEAP approved. You may obtain an application at your tribal LIEAP office or call us at 1-800-640-6743 ext 1121 and we can mail you one.
It can take up to 45 days from the day we receive your completed application, with all required information, to complete the processing. It depends on how many applications there are at the time you apply. You may contact our office when it has been over 45 days if you have not received any information on your case. Please do NOT call our offices for the "Status of your application." You'll receive a notice in the mail if you are missing information, or when your case has been decided.
NOTE: All records, documents and information submitted by you or obtained through verification by our office are held in strict confidence and never made available to the public.
The grant (does not need to be payed back) is a lump-sum payment provided once per program year. A grant is NOT provided every month. In most cases, the grant is paid directly to your fuel provider.
Once this office has processed your application, we will enter your case onto the state LIEAP computer. You will receive a folded notice from the Department of Public Health and Human Services in Helena. In order to find out if you are eligible, you must tear off the sides at the perforations and fully unfold the notice. You will find information regarding your eligible/ineligible status, how much you are eligible for the one-time lump sum winter benefit, and requirements for Supplemental Assistance as well as instructions for what to do if you disagree with our decision.
Please do NOT call our offices for the "Status of your application." You'll receive a notice in the mail if you are missing information, or when your case has been decided.
If you live in the service area of and are eligible to be served by a tribal organization, you are NOT eligible to receive benefits under the State Energy Assistance Program. Even if those tribal organizations run out of funds, the State program does not serve those areas.
Eligibility for tribal programs is dependent in most cases on your enrollment status. In order to be served by the State program, you must provide us with proof you are ineligible for tribal programs. "Proof" refers to a signed document from the enrollment office of the reservation where you live stating the head of household and his or her spouse/significant other (if applicable) do not meet the enrollment requirements.
- Rocky Boy Tribal LIEAP: (Senior Center) Phone: 395-4728 Fax: 395-4503
- Ft. Belknap Tribal LIEAP: (Senior Center) Phone: 353-8499 or 353-8417 Fax 353-4361
The table here lists the 2017-2018 Poverty Level By Household (HH) Family Size:
INCOME includes: gross income from wages/tips; Social Security benefits; VA income; child support; TANF (Includes Tribal); General Assistance (Includes Tribal); Unemployment; Sect 8 Utility Payments; Odd job wages; Self Employment; All pensions/retirement income; IIM over $2,000; Property Income; Alimony Payments; Worker's Comp; Gifts (Money)
RESOURCES includes: Current bank statements for all checking & savings account(s); Certificate of Deposit; IRA; Tax Sheltered Annuities; 401(K); 403(B); cash value of stocks, bonds & other investments; Value of business assets, rental properties or property leases (Self-employed households must provide); Physical address(es) of property/real estate other than the home in which you live and its' adjoining land.
Note: Regardless of household size, the household RESOURCE limit may not exceed $22,329.
The lump sum benefit is based on the following information:
- Income for the last 12 months immediately prior to the date of application.
- The number of persons in your household.
- The main type of fuel for your home.
- The type of home you live in.
- Whether or not your rent is subsidized (payment based on your income through HUD, Section 8, etc.)
- The number of bedrooms in your dwelling.
The following documents are required for all applications to be considered complete. Only original, signed applications will be accepted. We cannot accept faxed applications:
Most current heating bill: We need the first page, top portion of NWE. Propane applicants, you must supply a letter from your vendor stating they will accept you as a LIEAP customer for the heating season. We also require your most recent propane receipt.
Gross Income (before taxes) of all members of the household within the 6 months prior to the month of application: Regardless of age or relationship, all household members must supply income verification. If income is from "unearned" payments it is your responsibility to provide current award letters for Social Security benefits; pensions; Veteran Affair payments; child support (including non-court ordered CS); TANF & Tribal TANF; General Assistance; Unemployment; Sect 8 Utility Payments; College Financial Aid & Loans; Worker's Comp; Alimony Payments; Odd Job Income; Monetary Gifts over $50 (Note: We cannot accept bank statements as income verification)
Self-Employed Applicants: Must provide actual income and expenses for EACH of the prior 6 months. We cannot accept tax records, unless LIEAP is applied for during the month of January.
Social Security Cards: Copies of ALL household members social security cards. A tribal ID card may be used if the number is shown.
Picture ID: Everyone 18 and older MUST provide a valid picture ID. Acceptable forms of picture ID may include; State issued ID/Driver License; photo bank card; school ID, tribal ID
Birth Certificates OR Picture ID for all household members 0-17 years old.
CURRENT bank statements for ALL household members checking & savings accounts, CD's, Stocks, Bonds, IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or other retirement: Even if the balance is "zero", we still require account verification.
Verification of equity value of real property & land which is not the family home: If you own other property besides the home you live in now, you must supply value of properties
Out-of-pocket Health Insurance Premium(s) paid by a member of the household for a household member(s): 6 month verification of premiums paid are now excluded as income. Acceptable forms of paid verification include: Pay stubs; Health Insurance award letters; Social Security Award Letters, Bank Statements. Premiums for the following may be submitted: Health Insurance; Dental; Vision: Pharmaceuticals; Medicare Supplemental; Cancer Care; Catastrophic Coverage; Nursing Home Only; Hospital Only; Medicare
NO! Your benefit does not transfer to your new address. You must notify our office of your change of address within 10 days. There is a short version of the application that needs to be filled out and a copy of your new "OPENING BILL" must accompany the new application.
You can still receive fuel assistance. However, there is an additional form that the holder of the account must fill out and you can be compensated up to the amount of your benefit with a receipt showing the amount paid on that account. Please be sure to mention this fact when you apply.
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program has emergency funds set aside for heating system emergency repairs. However, these are limited to $250 per occurrence May 1 through September 30, and to $5000 October 1st through April 30th. Also, please be aware that although we utilize emergency LIEAP funds year round, they are only available May 1 through September 30 to those clients who received a LIEAP grant in the last program year.
The Weatherization Program assists homeowners and renters in making their homes more energy efficient. The ultimate goal is to lessen the amount of energy needed to heat a home and in turn, lower the heating bill. The counties covered by our program are Hill, Liberty and Blaine.
All homes in this area are prioritized by their energy consumption. This is how we decide who gets weatherized first. In some cases, it may take two to three heating seasons for your home to make it to the top of the list. You MUST reapply every year in October to remain on the priority list. Because Weatherization services are in great demand and the budget is limited, we are only able to do a few houses each year. We try to do as many as we can, but it is impossible for us to get to everyone who requests it every year. We will notify you when your home is at the top of our priority list. When you hear from us, you need to call us right away to set up an appointment.
The Energy Assistance Program runs from October 1 through April 30. Applications received after April 30 will NOT be accepted. You may apply at any time during this period. If you were on the program last year, you will receive a preprinted application in the mail. As soon as you receive it, you can apply. If you have moved since your last application was submitted, you must call 1-800-640-6743 or come to the office for an application. Households whose primary heating fuel is propane may apply beginning the last week of July.
You may call 406-265-6743 and we can mail you an application. If you would like to pick up an application our address is 2229 5th Avenue, Havre, MT 59501. We are open Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM.
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Yes or no depending on the program and option your child is enrolled in. We provide transportation for Head Start center based option for children living within the Havre City limits. We do not provide transportation to Early Head Start, Head Start combination or home base. We may provide transportation for families to attend classroom meetings, policy council, medical appointments or similar events, if other arrangements cannot be made.
You need to fill out an application and then contact Deanna to schedule an in-take. You will need to bring certain documentation to the in-take. The documentation is listed on the application and includes proof of income, Immunizations and a copy of your child's birth certificate.
Yes, the baby will automatically be enrolled in Early Head Start. It may be home base option or center based option depending on where there is an opening and what your needs are. Your needs will be discussed with you prior to the baby's birth. To be enrolled in the center based option you must have a need for child care for at least 20 hours per week. If you do not have a need for child care and/or there is not a spot available in the center based option then your baby will be enrolled in the Home Based option.
The Early Head Start teachers will begin the transition process with you starting six months prior to your child's third birthday. The discussions include options for you once your child turns three. If you want your child to go to Head Start you will need apply and have an intake interview to determine eligibility, just as you did for Early Head Start.
We work closely with Havre Public Schools and Quality Life Concepts to provide services to children with disabilities. Children with a suspected disability will be referred to HPS or QLC for services in addition to Head Start or Early Head Start. We provided screenings and assessment and along with parents input make an Individual Child Development Plan that states goals for your child. Our teachers receive training about the disability and work with parents to learn about the child's strengths and needs.
The requirements to be eligible for Head Start and Early Head Start are age of the child and income. To be income eligible families must be at or below 100% of poverty. To be age eligible for Head Start a child must be at least three and less than five years of age by September 10. To be age eligible for Early Head Start the child must be less than three years of age at the time of enrollment. NMCDC also accepts children and families who are considered over 100% of poverty after all efforts to enroll income eligible children have been exhausted.
After your child has been enrolled in Head Start or Early Head Start income will not be re-verified for the duration of that program unless it has dropped significantly to change the level of poverty of your family. Income is determined when children transition for EHS to HS or if a child has dropped from the program during the year and returns the next year.
Head Start is required to meet a non-federal share match of 25% of the grant. The in-kind amount we need to match is over $400,000 each year. The match is accomplished by volunteers, donations of supplies and material, monetary donations, etc. Parents will be asked to volunteer in many ways, such as helping in the classroom, riding the bus, helping in the kitchen, helping on field trips, volunteering to be on Policy Council and various committees, attending classroom meeting nights, etc. A major portion of our in-kind is generated through at-home in-kind by working with your child on the goals that you have established along with the teacher.
The home visit is a chance for staff and you and your child to get to know each other in an environment that is more familiar and comfortable to the child. We are not coming in to check out your home or to judge you in any way, it is merely a chance to meet and get to know each other in your home.


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KG and I are currently sitting in the cafeteria of the Sun Princess on voyage to Ketchikan, Alaska. We are taking the "inside passage" cruise from Seattle, up through Puget Sound, along coastal Canada and finally into Alaska. We will be visiting Juneau, Ketchikan, and Skagway, Alaska and then finally making a stop in Victoria, British Columbia on our way back. Our trip started with us getting dropped off at Lambert air port, a short flight to Minneapolis, and then a long flight from there to Seattle. Minnesota is aptly named the land of a thousand lakes. Flying in to the city we saw literally hundreds of small lakes. KG was impressed that they had Proactiv acne medicine in vending machines at the airport. I guess the Minnesotans must have serious skin issues, I'll have to ask Justin about that later. Finally after a long trip we arrived in Seattle and checked into the Embassy suites. This was one of the nicest places I have stayed, and thanks to my Aunt we were able to stay for free. The place was actually a little too nice and we decided against eating in the hotel restaurant. Wearing our "just married" t-shirts we walked down to Wendy's for a late dinner. Sunday morning we had an amazing free breakfast at the Embassy suites, caught a ride to the docks and boarded our cruise ship. Today is also my 30th birthday; unfortunately I'm not getting any phone reception, so I don't think I'll be receiving any Happy Birthday wishes.
We have arrived in Ketchikan this morning. We made our way through the "historic" shopping district, known as Creek Street, and to my delight found a nice little Cybercafe. For $6 an hour I can check my mail, and visit all my favorite websites. Ketchikan is a really neat city, if you can block out all the cruise ships towering over you from behind, the small town charm is very apparent. I keep humming the theme song from Northern Exposure as we walk up and down the sidewalks. The stores range from authentic looking survival stores, discount jewelry chains, and of course the occasional tourist trap. While wandering around the city KG found a great little coffee shop on the edge of the pier. We had bagels and coffee while we checked out their selection of locally brewed coffee. I was instantly drawn to the packaging of the Ravens Brew brand. The art just jumped out at me and after talking to the barista, we found out that the art was by a local Ketchikany named Ray Troll. I ended up buying a t-shirt for Dead Man's Reach. Later we found a calendar feating Ray's artwork and we snagged that up as well.
Today the ship was cruising through Tracy's Arm, a huge fjord carved about by glaciers about 500 years ago. The ship navigated through a very narrow area with tiny icebergs floating on all sides of us, it was pretty dang cool. Later in the day we docked in Juneau, Alaska. We signed up for a Whale watching excursion on Auke Bay. The trip out there was pretty cool, we were aboard a 40-person catamaran that had a real smooth ride. We got free hot chocolate and cookies, which really made KG happy, and smoked salmon on crackers which really made me happy. It didn't take us long to see our first whale surface, and the crowd roared every time it would do a deep-dive slapping its tail against the surface of the bay. After we left the location of the first whale it took us a bit to find any more. After searching around for an hour we were finally able to locate a small pod of three humpback whales (including a calf), and we spent quite a while watching them swim around and deep-dive. It was pretty neat seeing these huge mammals gliding across the bay. When we got back to Juneau we checked out the famous Red Dog saloon. It's famous for keeping its Old-West style as apparent by the sawdust on the floor, the double swinging doors on the entrance, the trophy animal heads littering the walls, and Wyatt Earp's revolver hanging above the bar. The place was a little too expensive for our taste (and too meaty for KG) so we decided to eat back on the ship where it's free!
Today we visited the final Alaskan stop on our cruise - Skagway, Alaska. Skagway is a small frontier town made famous during the gold rush of the late 1800s, and which featured old western looking storefronts surrounded by picturesque snow-covered mountains. There were several neat local-owned stores featuring native artwork, carvings, and jewelry, intermixed with your typical touristy places. For lunch I had a bowl of chili Skagway style, a sweeter blend of sauce and meat over spaghetti noodles.
Late Saturday evening the ship stopped in Victoria, British Columbia. I instantly fell in love with the vibrant downtown district, crowded with shopping areas, historic hotels, government buildings, the harbor, and an eclectic mix of people. KG and I got dropped off at the beautiful ivy-covered Empress Hotel and just wandered around Victoria for a while. There were a ton of great stores and upscale bars and restaurants, and they even had a Quicksilver store. Kari had heard good things about Market Square so we decided to try and find it, and in the process we accidently stumbled upon the Victoria Electronic Music Festival. We found ourselves in the midst of a rave, full of young people, brightly colored hair, men in skirts, and wild make-up.
Check out all the pictures from the trip to Alaska.
Even more wedding pictures from professional photographer Kristi Foster
Oh yeah… this has got me more than a little pumped. UFC 75 is only a month away!
The new SciFi series Flash Gordon debuts tonight (Friday). Its a reinterpretation of the comic from the 1930's. In 1980, popularity of Flash Gordon was greatly increased by a cheesy movie featuring Max von Sydow as Ming the Merciless and original theme song by Queen. Flaaaaaaaaash aaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaah! After watching the original trailer its pretty interesting to see how they used to promote movies and how far special effects improved.


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Happy 20th anniversary to WND!
May 4, 1997: It was 20 years ago today that Joseph and Elizabeth Farah got the idea to start what they deemed at the time as "the first Internet newspaper."
Even many of their closest friends and supporters were skeptical.
"It wasn't exactly that we didn't have the credentials for such an undertaking. Elizabeth was a gifted marketing person and adept at learning new skills like HTML, the new language of this medium. I had spent 25 years in the newspaper business, the last 10 actually running major market dailies," Joseph Farah explained in a 2012 column.
"It was a question of resources. We didn't have any," he said. "It was also a question of doing something that had not previously been attempted before. It had not."
Farah continued: "Yet, I was convinced that a national or global newspaper devoted to the honest pursuit of truth – no matter where it led – had great potential and represented a great public service, one for which I believed God had specifically trained me."
Since there was nothing else like "WorldNetDaily," as it was known then, it became something of an instant success – at least in terms of building an audience rapidly. Between Matt Drudge's uncanny sense of news judgment and WND's fledgling news-gathering team, the New Media were born.
You can read the whole story behind it – including the trials and the tribulations – in Farah's autobiography, "Stop the Presses: The Inside Story of the New Media Revolution."
Suffice it to say that May 4, 1997, was an auspicious day in that revolution.
This was an endeavor built on an actual mission statement – one WND has attempted to remain faithful to over the last 20 years:
"WND is an independent news company dedicated to uncompromising journalism, seeking truth and justice and revitalizing the role of the free press as a guardian of liberty. We remain faithful to the traditional and central role of a free press in a free society – as a light exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power. We also seek to stimulate a free-and-open debate about the great moral and political ideas facing the world and to promote freedom and self-government by encouraging personal virtue and good character."
"We take that mission very seriously," Farah said, "and even our harshest critics would have to agree that WND is a fiercely independent news company committed to hard-hitting investigative reporting of fraud, waste, abuse and corruption in government and other powerful institutions."
Swift-Boat Vets fire 1st round across Kerry's bow
May 4, 2004: Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the group that played such a decisive role in the 2004 presidential campaign, launched its first attack on John Kerry on this day, with 200 members releasing a letter sent to the Democrat candidate asking him to authorize the Department of the Navy to release all of his military records, including health documents.
Kerry "arrived in country with a strong anti-Vietnam War bias and a self-serving determination to build a foundation for his political future," said Retired Rear Adm. Roy Hoffman. "He was aggressive, but vain and prone to impulsive judgment, often with disregard to specific tactical assignments. He was a loose cannon."
Kerry reportedly spent 45 minutes on the phone with Hoffman trying to discourage the group from going forward. It was to no avail – the group kept up the pressure until Election Day.
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West Seattle, Washington
(Timothy Brock's video invitation to Tuesday's event, courtesy of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society)
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
The last time composer/conductor Timothy Brock was onstage in West Seattle, he was a WSHS student, performing with one of the school's musical groups.
During his years at the school, he was involved with them all – band, orchestra, stage band, chamber orchestra, choir – he recalled during a conversation this week outside the Admiral Theater, where he's headlining the next fundraiser for restoration of the moviehouse's historic circa-1942 murals:
At 6:45 pm next Tuesday night (July 25th), he will be onstage just a few blocks from his alma mater, in a multifaceted event explained by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, which is leading the mural-restoration fundraising campaign:
This exciting evening – to last more than three hours, with an intermission – will start with Timothy Brock being interviewed by his childhood friend, West Seattle's Dave Beck, a host at KING-FM and longtime former KUOW-FM host.
Brock will reminisce with Beck about their West Seattle upbringing and discuss the fascinating process of scoring silent classics. (Brock earned the label of "Silent-Film Music Guru" from Vogue magazine in May 2016.)
Interspersed will be stills and clips from silent films that Brock has scored. Following an intermission, Brock will introduce the screening of the Charlie Chaplin feature "Modern Times," for which Brock has restored and re-recorded the original 1936 Chaplin score.
This isn't Brock's first trip back home – far from it. His mom and sister live in this area. His oldest son lives in Olympia. That's where Brock moved at age 18, leaving West Seattle, and eventually spending more than a decade conducting the Olympia Chamber Orchestra. Olympia is where he says most of his "silent-film experiments" were initiated, but he now lives in Europe, where there is more of an appreciation for what he specializes in – composing scores for silent films. And it's not just an appreciation from the spectator standpoint; Brock explains that silent-film history is taught, and in France, there's even a program to teach silent-film composition.
His path toward his unique career started with a visit to the now-gone Granada Theater (south of The Junction) at an early age. "I actually came back and said to my mom, 'this is something I would really like to do – play piano and make music for really old films'. She didn't know I meant silent films. (I explained), 'no, these don't have any words at all, just words (onscreen) and music'. She's been worried about my career ever since."
He was age 10 when that interest was kindled. At 23, he was commissioned to write his first silent-film score, for "Pandora's Box," a film by G.W. Pabst. Since then, he says, he's written on average one silent-film score a year. He just completed one for Fritz Lang's 1929 "Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon)," a three-hour science-fiction film that he says was the first of its kind. The premiere was last April. He's now writing a violin concerto for the BBC Symphony, to premiere next season, in 2018-2019.
So what's it going to be like, to be onstage at The Admiral next Tuesday? we asked.
"It's the most bizarre feeling to see your name on the marquee of a theater you grew up with," Brock acknowledged. But also – "It's great. It's a little like coming back home and playing for your friends … talking with family and friends about what it is that you do."
We asked how he views the importance of what it is that he does – Southwest Seattle Historical Society executive director Clay Eals recorded Brock's answer on video:
As you can hear in the video, he listed several reasons – "It's part of our heritage, specifically for Americans, too … an art form that has obviously died out," as have most of the people who performed as silent-film musicians. So many of them, Brock explained, performed in symphony orchestras as well as the theater orchestras that played the silent-film accompaniment. And now – "It's a matter of keeping that art up, learning the craft, teaching it to future generations. One of the reasons I live in Europe is that orchestras of middle- and high-caliber program silent films as part of their seasons."
The music itself, he added, is of great historical value, with work by composers such as Shostakovich "who liked the idea of writing for this [then-]new art form. … It needs to be kept alive." Brock's work includes the silent-film programs for the New York Philharmonic: "It's important just like any period performances of baroque or Middle Ages [etc.] music."
And his early music education at West Seattle High School helped lay the groundwork for his one-of-a-kind career. In our conversation, he listed "some fabulous teachers," including Donn Weaver, who recently retired as director of the West Seattle Big Band.
So come to The Admiral on Tuesday night to see and hear how one of your former West Seattle neighbors is preserving and enhancing film and music history, while contributing to the preservation and restoration of the theater's historic murals. Tickets are $20 and you'll want to buy yours online ASAP – go here and choose "Modern Times" at the bottom of the page. (There's also a $100 VIP opportunity, to meet and talk with Brock and Beck at 5:30 pm.)
8:35 PM: They happen more often late at night or early in the morning, but several readers have reported hearing a big boom in the Charlestown/Genesee area within the past half-hour. All we know is that there are no fire or medical calls anywhere in the area – no power outages, either (one person thought it might have been a transformer) – if you know exactly where it happened and/or what it was, hopefully you already have called 911.
11:11 PM: In a comment below, Stephanie says the blast was from fireworks.
One more preview before the West Seattle Grand Parade arrives tomorrow (Saturday, July 22nd)!
(WSB photo, Vancouver B.C. Motorcycle Drill Team in 2015 West Seattle Grand Parade)
WHERE TO WATCH: Really, anywhere along the route. If you watch in The Junction, you'll see the Kiddie Parade (11 am, southbound from California/Genesee) and you might hear the announcements (California/Alaska) too. If you watch near the start of the route, there's a shady slope area along the west side of Hiawatha, and if you arrive early, you can walk around and see "behind the scenes" as parade participants line up and practice, and parade coordinators do their work to be sure everyone's where they should be. With motorcycles taking off around 10:30, here's what to expect, where, at 11 am, if all is going according to plan, says parade co-coordinator Jim Edwards:
Genesee St: Kids Parade
Andover St: Seattle Police Motorcycle Drill Team
Hinds St: Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill Team
Lander St: Honor Guard
There are still some construction sites between the Admiral and Alaska Junctions, and some sites where construction has wrapped up since last year. So scout your spot early.
(West Seattle Grand Parade 2016 – photo by Don Brubeck)
DANCING DOWN THE ROUTE: Joyas Mestizas (file photo above) will be back.
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOLS: They'll be represented abundantly, including:
Pathfinder K-8 Unicycles (file photo above)
West Seattle High School Cheer Squad
Seattle Lutheran High School Cheer Squad
Westside School
Holy Rosary
Hope Lutheran
Kennedy High School Marching Band
AND … Scouts, skaters, Spud (2007 photo above – what will s/he wear THIS year?) … Pirates (remember they're LOUD), politicians (we may have more county reps than city reps this year), and Potter Construction (parade and WSB sponsor – added, here are Karl and Gary, decorating the truck Friday night:)
… and many others we're out of time for mentioning – you'll just have to see for yourself! And remember that the Float Dodger 5K precedes the parade – not too late to be part of it (9:30 pm start from Hiawatha track, 2700 California SW).
PREVIOUS PARADE PREVIEWS (and coverage from the past decade) … scroll through this archive section.
P.S. Even if you're not going to watch, or be in, the parade and/or 5K … heed the no-parking signs you're seeing along and near the route … road closures and bus reroutes start early Saturday and should be over by 2.
P.P.S. The parade is presented by the West Seattle Rotary Club's Service Foundation. See our previous preview here.
Artists/designers Jason and Briana are touring cross-country with the Airstream Basecamp trailer they're standing in front of in our photo, parked right now in front of Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW; WSB sponsor) in The Junction. Their company is Brainstorm, based in New Hampshire, with prints "inspired by science, nature, and the outdoors"; they won a cross-country trip in the trailer as the prize in a contest to design a wrap for it. They're chronicling the journey here. Meet them at Click! and check out their pop-up shop until 7 tonight.
(Map from agenda for January 18th City Council committee meeting)
When last the City Council was briefed on the status of the city's two potential annexation areas, back in January, there was talk that the smaller one – the Duwamish Annexation Area in the South Park vicinity – might go to the area's 87 voters this summer.
That didn't happen. And now we're learning that the proposed Duwamish Annexation is on hold because of a costly issue the city wants the county to address first. That's according to new information procured by, and provided to WSB by, City Councilmember Lisa Herbold's staff.
According to a memo to City Councilmembers from city staff, here's what the mayor's office wants to see happen before going any further:
With potential sewer-related costs in the range of $14–$50 million, the Executive has taken a position that the County must address and fund the installation of a sewer system prior to the City pursuing annexation.
According to another memo, this time from the longtime mayoral point person on annexation issues, Kenny Pittman, those issues are primarily in the "Sliver" section of the potential annexation area, where some have septic systems instead of sewer access. Pittman also wrote that King County was told of this two months ago and has not responded. (We're following up with King County to ask about that.) But Pittman told the council that, independent of the sewer issue, the city was prepared to address public-safety needs in the "Sliver" with SFD responses and SPD patrols, as part of the departments' work "in the overall South Park neighborhood."
All this led Councilmember Herbold also to ask about the status of the much-larger proposed annexation of White Center and vicinity (the North Highline area on the map at the top of this story). Her staff was told that whether it moves forward at all will depend on "the position of the new administration" – whoever is elected mayor to succeed Ed Murray. We asked the 14 candidates who were at last Saturday's Sustainable West Seattle forum at Summer Fest whether they supported annexation; the prevailing answer was, if the residents want to be annexed. That still would require sending a proposal to the area's 8,600+ voters; the city memo lays out a possible timeline in which City Councilmembers could decide in August 2018 whether to take annexation to North Highline voters in November 2018.
(Looking northwest over the proposed buildings, marked with beige shading)
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
The next major project in the pipeline for the intensively densifying east edge of The Junction has moved on to the second phase of Design Review – two buildings with a total of nearly 300 apartments, plus retail and live-work spaces, at 4722 Fauntleroy Way SW [map] and across the alley at 4721 38th SW.
The sites are being developed together by Legacy Partners, and so were presented together last night to the Southwest Design Review Board. Three of the four current board members – chair Matt Zinski, Don Caffrey, and Crystal Lora – were there, as was fill-in (and former) board member Robin Murphy, and assigned city planner Carly Guillory.
This was the Early Design Guidance phase, which meant the focus was on "massing" – size, shape, placement on site – rather than specific aspects of the design itself. The site has history – it went through two SWDRB meetings when CVS planned a standalone drugstore, under different (potential) ownership and architects; then that plan was scrapped last year. We first reported on the emergence of the new plan last December.
The meeting unfolded with one format change – double the time (40 minutes instead of 20) for the architects' presentation, since they were covering two sites:
Seagoing sights this morning:
SS PACIFIC TRACKER HEADS OUT: Thanks to Huck for that photo – after almost a week docked in West Seattle, the missile-defense-radar ship SS Pacific Tracker headed out this morning. Here's our report on its arrival last weekend. The info on MarineTraffic.com doesn't list a destination.
USNS BENAVIDEZ TO BREMERTON: Thanks to Greg for that photo – visible from West Seattle on its way to Bremerton this morning was the USNS Benavidez, a Military Sealift Command ship that serves as a "dry cargo surge sealift carrier."
(Belted kingfisher, photographed by Mark Wangerin)
Now through late night, highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
LOW TIDE, WITH BEACH NATURALISTS: Until noon, Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists are out on Constellation and Lincoln Park shores, to answer your questions as you explore at low-low tide, which is out to -2.4 at 9:47 am.
DRAGONS AT THE LIBRARY: 11 am at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, 4- to 8-year-olds are invited to get up close and personal with reptiles – details here. Free! (2306 42nd SW)
WADING POOLS AND SPRAYPARK: Open today are Lincoln Park wading pool, 11 am-8 pm; Highland Park spraypark, 11 am-8 pm; Hiawatha wading pool, noon-6:30 pm; EC Hughes wading pool, noon-7 pm. (Find addresses here)
TALK WITH YOUR CITY COUNCILMEMBER: Lisa Herbold has in-district "office hours" 2-7 pm today at the Southwest Neighborhood Service Center (same building as SW Pool and Teen Life Center) – "walk-in friendly" but if you want to schedule in advance, e-mail email@example.com ASAP. (2801 SW Thistle)
THRIFTWAY TENT SALE: First of three days of tent sales at West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) – 2-7 pm. Photo added above (11:54 am) as preparations were under way this morning! (4201 SW Morgan)
JUBILEE DAYS CARNIVAL: The carnival for White Center Jubilee Days is open 3 pm-11 pm at Steve Cox Memorial Park. (1321 SW 102nd)
MEET THE MAKERS AT CLICK! 3-7 pm, Jason and Briana of New Hampshire-based Brainstorm are bringing an Airstream Basecamp trailer (they entered a design contest to create a wrap for it and won a cross-country trip in it!) and their prints, "inspired by science, nature, and the outdoors", to Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor) for a one-day pop-up. (4540 California SW)
LIVE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ: With the Dave Holo Trio at Salty's on Alki (WSB sponsor), 5-8 pm. (1936 Harbor SW)
FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE: 5:45-7:45 pm at Alki Community Center – details in our calendar listing. (5817 SW Stevens)
MAURICE AND HIS THING: Blues, pop, rock, and "spoken weird," 9 pm-midnight at Parliament Tavern. $5 cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
If you've been wondering why the little brick restroom building in the heart of Alki's sandy beach area has been closed for more than two weeks – here's an update. It's from David Takami at Seattle Parks and was forwarded by Alex Clardy from the office of Councilmember Lisa Herbold, who had asked about it because of constituent questions:
The restrooms at Alki Beach Park at Alki Ave. SW and 57th Ave. SW are closed due to the collapse of a sewer line beneath the surface that occurred just before July 4. The restroom building is circled in red on map below. There are signs up at the restroom explaining the closure.
There are two restroom facilities nearby in the park further to the west, one at the Alki Bathhouse and one at 63rd Ave. SW. There is also a restroom in Alki Playground, across Alki Ave. along 59th Ave. SW. Farther away to the east, there are two restrooms, one at the Don Armeni boat ramp and one at Seacrest Park.
In addition, we've set up two portable toilets at the site of the closed restroom and one portable outside the Alki Bathhouse. These were set up right after the restroom was closed. Because it's a busy time of year at a popular park, we've increased the frequency of cleaning the portable toilets to once a day, seven days a week. Staff also monitor the portable and other restrooms daily to see if they need more toilet paper and paper towels. (A group that runs beach volleyball tournaments on weekends has set up its own portable toilet – paid by the group – which is open only on tournament days on Saturdays and Sundays.)
We plan to begin the project to repair the broken sewer line as soon as possible. Work will include excavating and repairing the sewer line in the street right of way, replacement of an ADA ramp, and renovation of the restroom.
(HERE'S THE REVAMPED SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the 'low bridge' closed? LOOK HERE)
7:09 AM: Good morning! Again today, it's been an incident-free morning in/from West Seattle.
REMINDERS FOR SATURDAY: As early as 7 am tomorrow, road closures and parking restrictions start for preparations for the West Seattle Grand Parade and the Float Dodger 5K preceding it. The main closure and parking restrictions are on California between Admiral and Edmunds, but also some side streets to the west and east for staging. Bus reroutes are listed on the Metro alerts page. … In White Center, the Jubilee Days festival will close 16th SW as well as 17th SW between SW 100th and Roxbury, from early Saturday until late Sunday – map and details here.
7:54 AM: A medical response is headed to NB I-5 at 90.
9:50 AM: Jackknifed truck is blocking the road to the SB 509 onramp (and beyond) from Olson/1st hill, per reader text.
11:12 AM: Went through the area a little while ago:
Tow truck on scene of Olson/1st truck jackknife. Downhill traffic slow going. Uphill toward WS/WC not affected. pic.twitter.com/1sKyRmLZFG
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 21, 2017
When the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce's mayoral-candidates forum got going on Thursday night, only two of the original six RSVP'd candidates were on the stage at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center – Cary Moon and Mike McGinn. Three had canceled earlier – Jenny Durkan and Jessyn Farrell had doublebooked and were at campaign events, Nikkita Oliver told the Chamber a personal situation had come up. But a third joined in: Bob Hasegawa, a state senator who had been kept late with legislative duty, bounded onto the stage about 17 minutes into the forum.
Pete Spalding, who chairs the Chamber's Government Affairs Committee, moderated. You can see the entire hour-and-a-half forum in our unedited video above; what we have written below are key points of the questions and answers, but by no means complete transcriptions.
The forum began with opening statements:
CARY MOON – She started by saying she would snark about the candidates who didn't show up except that she had bailed on the Sustainable West Seattle forum @ Summer Fest last Saturday (as had Durkan). She said that she is running to do something about the city becoming a place of haves and have-nots. It's time to make a plan, "discuss it, own it," she said, to solve problems "with bold solutions," such as housing affordability.
MIKE McGINN – He started by complimenting the organizers on making the countdown timer more visible than in any forum he'd been to previously. He said that when he took office as mayor in 2009, the economy was in bad shape, but now, while it's in good shape, he wants to "hold the line on regressive taxes" that he says the current city government seems to see as the solution to everything.
1st question: With all the taxes, and an increasing city budget, how do people know the money is going for what they intended it to go? Moon promised transparency and metrics. "Without that, how can we have public trust?" McGinn talked about "line-item'ing (levies) out to the greatest extent possible" – what are the timelines, what's been spent, "what's been produced to date."
2nd question: What will you do to help small businesses grow and prosper?